425 Being bullied, all kinds of life

It was just a matter of who went in first, Feng Qingchen didn't care. She deliberately lagged behind to let Su Wan go in first, but Su Wan refused to give in. She could obviously go in first, but she deliberately stood at the entrance waiting for her.

The game of chess has not yet begun, but the war has already begun.

"Miss Feng." Su Wan had a reserved smile on her face. It seemed that she had recovered from the blow of yesterday. Only she herself knew the truth.

Seeing Su Wan being so polite, Feng Qingchen found it a little funny. He nodded slightly and called out, "Miss Su."

"I heard that Miss Feng's residence was very lively yesterday. Wanwan was worried that Miss Feng didn't get a good rest. Today, seeing that Miss Feng looked refreshed, Wanwan finally felt relieved. Wanwan was really worried that Miss Feng would be distracted while playing chess, and then Wanwan would have won unfairly."

Su Wan's words were full of sarcasm. Everyone behind them understood it, but Feng Qingchen looked as if she didn't hear it. She nodded and said, "Thank you for your concern, Miss Su. Qingchen slept very well. Miss Su looked haggard even with heavy makeup. She must have not slept well last night. I hope Miss Su can relax and eat well so that she can have enough energy. If she makes a wrong move, it will still be Qingchen's fault."

Feng Qingchen's eyes were full of smiles, as if he was happy to see that you were not doing well.

The smile on Su Wan's face froze for a moment, but soon returned to normal: "Miss Feng, you are joking. Wan Wan had a good night's sleep, how could she look haggard? But Miss Feng looks much thinner."

"Miss Su's eyesight isn't very good. Remember to see a doctor later." Feng Qingchen was too lazy to waste time with Su Wan and raised his hand: "A guest is a guest. Miss Su, please go first."

"Miss Feng, you are too polite. The guest should follow the host's wishes. Miss Feng, please go first." Courtesy is also one of the etiquettes of a lady from a noble family. Su Wan was determined to walk in front of Feng Qingchen, but she would still observe the proper etiquette. Unfortunately, Su Wan forgot that Feng Qingchen was by no means a traditional lady from a noble family.

Feng Qingchen turned her beautiful eyes and saw the headmaster and his party walking towards this side. Feng Qingchen knew that today's referee was the headmaster of the Royal Academy. She stepped back three steps and said softly, "Miss Su is right. You and I are both guests. Guests should follow the host's wishes. Headmaster, please come in."

The president of the Royal Academy is a famous scholar in the Kyushu Continent. He comes from the scholarly family Yan's and comes from the Lower Palace of Jixue.

The Yan family is quite influential in the Jixia Academy and holds a pivotal position in the literary world. They are considered to be one of the best literary masters in the Kyushu Continent and have a noble status. Even the emperor would give them some face. Unfortunately, he was one of the people who drank with Mr. Yuanxi yesterday.

"Mr. Yan." Feng Qingchen and Su Wan bowed at the same time, making a gesture of invitation, but Mr. Yan didn't give them face and actually stopped. So everyone blocked the door and the people behind didn't dare to move forward.

Mr. Yan had a white beard, a handsome face, and a strong scent of books. He looked like a great scholar. After nodding to Su Wan, Mr. Yan turned to look at Feng Qingchen and said in a suspicious tone: "Are you the Feng Qingchen who played "Blue Sea and Blue Sky" and made Mr. Yuan Xi miss you so much?"

"My student Feng Qingchen is pleased to meet Mr. Yan. Mr. Yan is too kind. Qingchen cannot play the song that Mr. Yuan Xi has been thinking about all the time." Those who come with bad intentions will not be welcomed by those with good intentions. Scholars are noble and arrogant, and they like to stick together. It is obvious that this Mr. Yan has made her angry and ungrateful. He actually rejected Mr. Yuan Xi, without even thinking about how big the gap is between her and Mr. Yuan Xi.

Mr. Yan stroked his goatee and nodded. "It's a good thing for young people to have talent, but they must not be arrogant and conceited. Since you are gifted in the art of playing the zither, don't waste your talent."

Uh... she has no talent at all, how can she be so arrogant? Feng Qingchen cursed Mr. Yuan Xi again in her heart, but put on a humble smile on her face: "Thank you for your teachings, Mr. Qingchen respects your teachings."

"Well, since you call me sir, then follow me." Old Mr. Yan walked towards the door. When Feng Qingchen heard him, he raised his feet and followed him.

She forgot that although scholars like to stick together and are aloof and arrogant, they also protect their own shortcomings and will help people in their circle and disciples to the best of their ability without hesitation.

Feng Qingchen followed Mr. Yan leisurely. People who didn't know the truth thought she was Mr. Yan's direct disciple. Su Wan walked behind her and was so angry that her mouth was crooked.

If she had known this would happen, she would not have accompanied Feng Qingchen outside to mutter, wasting time in vain. She thought she could catch the eye of Mr. Yan, but Mr. Yan ignored her completely. And the several great scholars who came with Mr. Yan, whether intentionally or unintentionally, came forward to talk to Feng Qingchen one by one and left her aside.

Su Wan, who had always been praised and used to being the center of attention, was ignored to this extent for the first time. She was unable to accept it for a moment.

The feeling of being excluded was really uncomfortable. Su Wan and her maid walked alone behind the crowd. No matter how dignified she was, she could not hide the sadness.

Su Wan cursed Feng Qingchen from beginning to end in her heart, and blamed Mr. Yuan Xi for being nosy and building momentum for Feng Qingchen. However, she did not expect that if it were not for Mr. Yuan Xi building momentum for Feng Qingchen, she would not have been able to incite everyone so easily to cause trouble at Feng Qingchen's residence yesterday.

Besides, although Mr. Yan came from the Lower Palace of Jixue, he was currently working at the Dongling Royal Academy, so of course he was on the side of Dongling. It was really naive for Su Wan to provoke the women of Dongling and still expect the literati of Dongling to treat her like a princess.

Yesterday the piano competition was held in the Imperial Garden, where ordinary people could not enter. However, today's competition is held in the Royal Academy. Although it is equally difficult to enter, students from the academy and scholars with a little bit of reputation can still come in. Because yesterday's piano competition caused such a sensation, the number of people who came to watch the chess competition today was twice as many as expected.

The people at the Royal Academy reacted very quickly and moved the venue of the competition to the Academy Square, which was large enough to accommodate more than 10,000 people.

When Mr. Yan and his group came over, it immediately caused a sensation.

"Who is Feng Qingchen? I heard that she is an extraordinary musician and extremely beautiful. Even Mr. Yuan Xi was attracted by her charm and wanted to marry her."

"See? The woman in the lilac dress is Feng Qingchen. She is indeed graceful and charming. No wonder Mr. Yuan Xi is so attracted to her."

"She has a good manner, is elegant and polite. She doesn't seem cowardly when walking with Mr. Yan. She is indeed a good woman from Dongling."

"He has a natural temperament, is calm and noble, and has elegant manners. He is a very elegant and noble person."

"How can a woman who can make the eldest son and Mr. Yuanxi fall in love with her be ordinary?"

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People are so strange. When Feng Qingchen was struggling in the imperial city and was despised by others, no one looked at her straight in the eye or spoke for her.

Because she was beautiful, people said she was enchanting and charming; because she was elegant, people said she was pretentious; because she showed her talent at a poetry meeting, people said she became famous.

Her good qualities were ignored, and her flaws were magnified. Everyone focused on the fact that she lost her virginity before marriage, and never thought about her miraculous healing skills, how she healed Wang Jinling's eyes, treated people bitten by wolves at a poetry meeting, and saved countless lives.

But today, just because of Mr. Yuan Xi's words, these people took back all the vicious words they had said to her, and no one even dared to mention that she had lost her virginity before marriage...

This is human nature! Feng Qingchen smiled, with tears in her eyes...